HP Questions

From: Jay West <west_at_tseinc.com>
Date: Tue Nov 21 12:16:32 2000

Answers:
> 3. Is the HP 7970 tape drive vacuum column or one of these newer streaming
> devices (like the 7974A).
the 7970 came in a fair number of varieties... the 7970E drives I've worked
with are battleships - they just keep working.

> hp20001.jpg is an HP 2114 minicomputer.
Yup, I concur

> hp20002.jpg is a 21MX mini of some sort. I'm away from my manuals so
> can't easily tell which series.

This is a 21MX M/E/F series... I can tell it's the short, not tall cassis,
thus it's either a 2108 or 2109 and not a 2112 or 2113. Assuming the color
of the picture is true, I would say it's a 2109, as the 2108's had a
bluish/grey tint rather than a brownish/yellow tint. However, it appears the
front panel keyswitch is not just a lock, but has electrical connections
(ie. it has a run, standby, Reset position)... those were the M series...
so - 2108M would be my guess if the color isn't accurate, otherwise its a
2109 but that isn't the right keyswitch for one of those.

Jay West
Received on Tue Nov 21 2000 - 12:16:32 GMT